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1 History  





2 Geography  



2.1  Unincorporated towns  





2.2  Extinct towns  





2.3  Cemeteries  







3 School districts  





4 Political districts  





5 References  





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Perry Township, Miami County, Indiana






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Coordinates: 40°5724N 86°0048W / 40.95667°N 86.01333°W / 40.95667; -86.01333
 

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Perry Township
Location in Miami County
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°57′24N 86°00′48W / 40.95667°N 86.01333°W / 40.95667; -86.01333
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMiami
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total40.53 sq mi (105.0 km2)
 • Land40.39 sq mi (104.6 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.35%
Elevation 840 ft (256 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total822
 • Density20/sq mi (7.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46910, 46951, 46974
GNIS feature ID453722

Perry Township is one of fourteen townshipsinMiami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 822 (down from 864 at 2010[3]) and it contained 301 housing units.

History[edit]

The first settlement at Perry Township was made in 1833.[4] Perry Township was organized in 1837.[5] The township is named for Oliver Hazard Perry, best known for his heroic role in the War of 1812 during the Battle of Lake Erie.[6]

Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.53 square miles (105.0 km2), of which 40.39 square miles (104.6 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[3]

Unincorporated towns[edit]

Extinct towns[edit]

Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these five cemeteries: Gilead, Enterprise, Gaerte, Shoemaker and Tilden.

School districts[edit]

Political districts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  • ^ "Census Bureau profile: Perry Township, Miami County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  • ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  • ^ "History of Miami County (archived)". Miami County Tourism Office. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  • ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 137.
  • ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 712.
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